Boxer John Kraynak (December 15, 1894, Plymouth, Pennsylvania – June 14, 1961, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA) used the name Bob "KO" Sweeney because it was a more "Irish-sounding" name that would result in a bigger draw for his fights. He is perhaps best known for his bout against Bob Fitzsimmons, for it is believed by some to be the first bout ever captured on film. However, Fitzsimmons fought Sweeney in 1914, and boxing films had first been made almost 20 years before this (including Fitzsimmons' 1897 fight against Jim Corbett!), proving this belief to be an obvious fallacy.
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| Name | Sweeney, Bob Ko |
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| Short description | American boxer |
| Date of birth | December 15, 1894 |
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| Date of death | June 14, 1961 |
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Famous quotes containing the words bob and/or sweeney:
“English Bob: What I heard was that you fell off your horse, drunk, of course, and that you broke your bloody neck.
Little Bill Daggett: I heard that one myself, Bob. Hell, I even thought I was dead. ‘Til I found out it was just that I was in Nebraska.”
—David Webb Peoples, screenwriter. English Bob (Richard Harris)
“Now Sweeney phones from London, W. 2,
saying, Martyr, my religion is love, is you.
Be seated, my Sweeney, my invisible fan.
Surely the words will continue, for that’s
what’s left that’s true.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)